Dear Mr. KWAME ROSE: FARRAKHAN is ON TIME!!

In the Name of Allah - the Beneficent, the Merciful...the Best Knower:

Greetings, Mr. Rose.  My name is Reuben Muhammad, and I am a Student, Follower and Defender of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan; and I am writing this "Open Letter" in response to your recent article, "On Louis Farrakhan and Rape" -- which was your response to the Interview that the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan gave on "The Breakfast Club," May 24, 2016 -- to add my voice to those who have chosen to speak out in Defense of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.

First, I am sure that I am not alone in my taking offense to the very title of your article, which deliberately juxtaposes the Symbol of the Nation of Islam, and the Name of an HONORABLE Man - MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN, Who has EARNED the LOVE and RESPECT of MILLIONS of People all over the world, across RACIAL and RELIGIOUS lines; and Who has an UNMATCHED RECORD of UPLIFTING and TRANSFORMING the BLACK WOMAN of America, inspiring and instilling such a degree of SELF-LOVE and SELF-RESPECT in Our Sisters that they, in their Gratitude, are QUICK to DEFEND the Honor of The Man who RESTORED Their Honor to Them - with such a foul concept as "Rape", seeking to create some "association" in the minds of your readers between the DIVINE and the PROFANE.  This attempt by you, Mr. Rose, exposes more about YOUR OWN character than it does about the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's.

You began your article with the following erroneous, if not fallacious, evaluation:
"For the last 40 years the Nation of Islam has been under the leadership of The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Over the course of four decades, the Black community has progressed in ideologies, acceptance of the LGBTQ community, and addressing sexual violence. However on Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 during an interview with the Breakfast Club, Minister Farrakhan displayed that he’s much further behind on such issues, and that his views don’t reflect the masses of Black people as they once did."

Mr. Rose, please read the Definition of the word "reflect".  The Duty and Mission of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, as a WARNER from GOD, is NOT to "reflect [the views of] the masses of Black people," but to Reflect The WILL, VALUES and VIEW of the GOD Who Raised Him to Warn the People.  Therefore, what YOU cite as "progress" in the "ideologies" of the "Black Community", which you suggest the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan should "reflect", could very well be a "REGRESS" into a state of rebellion against God.

For example, NOAH's views did not "reflect the masses" of the people that He was Missioned by God to Warn.  Noah Preached and Warned for 150 Years, while the people he was Warning were "progressing" in their "ideologies".  Then the FLOOD came...and Guess what?  NOAH and HIS FAMILY Survived.  The "Masses"...with their "progressive ideologies"?...they were all drowned.

Instead of dismissing Minister Farrakhan - a Man Whom GOD BACKS and ANSWERS with the FORCES OF NATURE - as "much further behind" the social norms of the day, perhaps you should consider, for a moment, that it is YOU and your "progressive ideologies" that are "much further behind" what GOD NOW DEMANDS of Humanity in order to Survive His Destruction of this world system.

Next, you cite that "Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee asked Minister Farrakhan his thoughts on how Black women have began to challenge societal stereotypes with “slut walks” and dressing care-free. Minister Farrakhan responded by saying that 'Women are sacred vessels,' before proceeding to suggest that women should be covered in the presence of men to avoid 'provoking, or inviting the rapist.'"

For the sake of clarity, allow me to quote the Minister's response in a BROADER CONTEXT:
"I would say to my dear Sisters, I'm in love with You.  I love you like I Love Life, Itself.  I respect and honor you, because that's the way I've been taught and trained. But my dear Sisters, you have to learn how to respect yourself.  These things that make you attractive to men, they're called, in the Qur'an, your 'adornment.'  Your Breast 'adorns' your body.  The Beauty of your hair is your 'adornment'...a woman's hair is a thing of beauty.
"Look at the movies of Jesus...you see women around Jesus; how do they dress?  What do they look like around the Master?  Their hair is covered.  You don't see them with their breasts exposed, or the ornamental effect of their hips and buttocks.  You don't see that.  They're COVERED around Jesus.  Why? I mean, Mary Magdalene might have been uncovered when she MET Him, but after He got finished Teaching her, she knew her value!
"Now, as a woman, yes, this is your body...you have a right to dress as you please.  But, you know, you have to think...Who is the teacher and the trainer of us?  We came up under our former slave masters.  And look how he used to dress HIS woman.  Go and look at the old movies.  When we were slaves on the plantation, she didn't come out in burlap, she came out Dressed, and her dress Covered her Body..."

THEN, a little later, Minister Farrakhan stated, regarding the PROVOCATIVE dress of women and girls, "You Invite the Rapist, you Invite the Pervert...", and THIS is the part that you are taking OUT OF THE CONTEXT in which it was spoken.  Please consider the following...

 If someone walks into a store and leaves his keys in a running car, in a high risk area, does not the "car thief" see that as an "invitation"?

If someone advertises the jewels they have at home, and regularly leaves the door to their home open or unlocked, does not the "jewel thief" see that as an "invitation"?

If someone leaves his or her wallet on the restaurant table, for everyone to see, and goes to the bathroom, does not the "wallet thief" see that as an "invitation"?

If you leave your personal information "Out in the open", does not the "Identity thief" see that as an "invitation"?

ALL of these are people who are LOOKING for the OPPORTUNITY to TAKE what is NOT THEIRS.

How much more "enticing" is the Flesh and Form of a Woman, exposed to view, as if "advertising her wares", in a "high risk society" that is filled with SEXUAL DEVIANTS and SEXUAL PREDATORS??

If you tell me that is NOT "inviting a rapist", under these circumstances, I will tell you that you are not Dealing with REALITY. You are REFUSING to acknowledge the NATURE of the ENVIRONMENT that we are living in.

Then, Mr. Rose, you say "Even after being challenged several times during the course of the interview by Charlamagne and Angela, Minister Farrakhan continued to suggest that the way to stop sexual predators is not by telling men not to rape, but to tell young women to cover up because a man is supposed to be sexually attracted to you."

ANYONE who actually LISTENS to the Interview will see that your depiction of the Minister's Words...and MOTIVES...is CLEARLY a Departure from the Truth of what He said.  The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan described the NATURE of the Man and the Woman, and how that Nature is being EXPLOITED, whether by DESIGN or by CIRCUMSTANCE, and REDIRECTED in a SELF-DESTRUCTIVE way.  He explained how, if we are IGNORANT of the NATURE of Ourselves and the NATURE of the ENVIRONMENT in which we live, we can "invite" disaster, albeit "unknowingly", into our lives.

You ever try telling a RAPIST "not to rape", Mr. Rose?  What is the mindset of a RAPIST?  Is he thinking on a RATIONAL level?  Or on a PREDATORY level?

If RAPISTS could be "turned aside" by REASON, then MOST of them would not RAPE in the face of their VICTIMS' PLEAS for MERCY.  But STATISTICS show that MANY rapists become even MORE VIOLENT in response to their victims attempts to "reason" with their attackers.

If YOU had/have a daughter, Mr. Rose, and you KNEW there were SEXUAL PREDATORS lurking around your community, would YOU allow YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER to walk around outside wearing clothes that expose her form and/or flesh?  I wonder...

Next, you state "in a time where conversations about sexual violence have started to take place, we should start to hold the minister accountable for his victim-blaming statements."

Apparently, Mr. Rose, you are new to the subject of "conversations about sexual violence," as such conversations have been ONGOING for DECADES.  Where have YOU Been?

Then you assert that you - and whoever "we" is - have some ability or authority to "hold the minister accountable" for some imagined "victim-blaming statements."  I must hasten to CAUTION you, dear Brother, that the GOD Who BACKS the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will hold YOU...and ME...and ALL OF HUMANITY "accountable" for HOW WE RESPOND to the GUIDANCE and WARNING coming from His Minister.  No, Mr. Rose, INFORMING POTENTIAL VICTIMS of the reality of the DANGERS that exist around them, in an effort to PREVENT them from BECOMING Victims, is NOT "victim blaming".  It is an act of LOVE and CONCERN.

The STANDARD of GOD - concerning how Women aught to Dress - is CLEARLY EXPRESSED in both the BIBLE and the QUR'AN.  Based on that Standard, WHO would you say is MOST PLEASED with the way Women are dressed, portrayed and TREATED in this society...under such "progressive ideologies"...GOD? ...or SATAN?

Later in your article, you assert that "What the Minister said in his interview with the Breakfast Club might’ve been socially acceptable 40 years ago, but that still doesn’t justify the violence his comments promote."

Sir, please watch or listen to the interview again.  The ONLY "violence" that Minister Farrakhan's comments "promoted" - with certain specific conditions - was the PUNISHMENT to be meted out FOR RAPISTS and CHILD MOLESTERS...which is DEATH!

Your assessment of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's Words to the listening audience falls FAR SHORT of the reality of what He said, and reflects the very ROOT of the Problem in the Black Community - the Utter LACK of KNOWLEDGE of Self and God, which renders us incapable of accurately perceiving Reality and fulfilling our Divine Purpose for Being; and leaves us wallowing in the mud of civilization, living the life of a beast...slaves to APPETITE, INSTINCT and the DESIRE for "freedom without accountability", ironically enough.

A Society which FAILS to EDUCATE Women and Girls as to 1) the Nature and Value of Themselves as Divine Beings,  2) the Potential DANGERS in the ENVIRONMENT in which they live, and 3) their RESPONSIBILITY to PROTECT THEMSELVES in such an Environment, is a society that is not worth the name...and is on its way out.

In a Time such as this - when Our Society is being undermined by wickedly wise "social" Scientists seeking to "dehumanize" Humanity by dissolving any semblance of a Moral Standard, a Man like the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is EXACTLY what We NEED in this Critical Hour.  You may not realize it now...but keep living.  FARRAKHAN is ON TIME!!

LASTLY, please CAREFULLY CONSIDER the words below:

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad once stated the following:
“Whenever a man is falsely accused of that which he did not do, the Heavens and the Earth cry out for JUSTICE for that innocent man; and the Punishment that he would have received, if he were guilty, falls on the accuser.”

Upon being asked a question about “repentance”, He responded:
“Yes, repentance is accepted; but if the accusation was in the PUBLIC, then REPENTANCE must be in the Public; and it must be IN TIME.”

What did the Honorable Elijah Muhammad mean when He said, “…the Heavens and the Earth cry out for JUSTICE…”? Was he “exaggerating”? Was he merely speaking “for effect”? Or, was He describing an INHERENT, NATURAL LAW that Operates In the UNIVERSE?

...to “accuse” someone is to identify or point to them as the “cause” of some “effect”, usually a NEGATIVE or UNPLEASANT effect; and normally with the INTENT or DESIRE to see the “accused” brought to “account” or “Justice” (“punishment”) for the effect that he or she is accused of producing.

To knowingly FALSELY ACCUSE (Assign “Cause” to) someone is to Seek to set the Law of JUSTICE in motion against an INNOCENT Person. The Law of Justice, however – being PERFECT, and finding NO FAULT in the Innocent Accused – TURNS then to the ACCUSER (and his unjust accusation) as the Guilty party, and then Executes Justice against him or her.

You have FALSELY ACCUSED the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of that which He is INNOCENT of...and you have AFFECTED the MINDS of Others with your FALSE VIEW.  What have YOU "activated" in the "Heavens and the Earth" against YOURSELF?

Will You REPENT?...IN TIME?

I truly hope so.

Sincerely,

RM

JUSTICE: Will Black People Get It?

What Is "JUSTICE"?

WHAT WILL IT TAKE for BLACK PEOPLE to Get It?

Are We WILLING and READY to Do what is REQUIRED to Get It?

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Is It POSSIBLE to "Love EVERYBODY"? Is It WRONG to "HATE"?

In the Name of Allah - the Beneficent, the Merciful:


According to the Bible, "God IS Love."

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad - the Messenger of Allah (God) - taught us that "Love" is rooted in the three Essentials of "Life": Freedom, Justice and Equality.

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has taught us that "Love" is that "Creative Force" out which God Created HIMSELF, and HIS CREATION.

The very Act of CREATION (of what will be) necessarily involves some DESTRUCTION (of what is). In order for God to Create what He Envisioned as a Universe, He had to also "Destroy" the prevailing condition of "nothingness". In order to "create" pencils, TREES have to be "destroyed". In order to "create" a Civilization, WILDERNESS has to be "destroyed".

And since "Love" denotes the ACTION of Creating, Nurturing, Evolving and, by implication, Protecting what one Loves, then one cannot "Love" that which is an immanent Threat/Enemy to what one Loves.

In other words, you cannot (if you are sane) "create, nurture, evolve and protect" your FAMILY, while, at the same time "creating, nurturing, evolving and protecting" that which seeks to DESTROY your family. You cannot Love (action word) ME, and at the same time, "Love" that which is trying to KILL me!

You may TRY, but you will end up LOSING what you LOVE in the Process...

This is NOT to suggest that one need be motivated by hate to fend off a threat against what one LOVES. Quite the Contrary.

Unfortunately, many people mistake the LOVE which is at the Root of fighting the ENEMY of what One Loves, for "hate" in its modern colloquial usage; but the question is begged, "What IS hate?" Is hate, in and of itself, "evil"? Or is it as Natural as LOVE, Itself?

Let us consider the following:

hate (v.)
Old English hatian "to hate," from Proto-Germanic *haton (cognates: Old Saxon haton, Old Norse hata, German hassen, Gothic hatan "to hate"), from PIE root *kad- "sorrow, hatred" (cognates: Avestan sadra- "grief, sorrow, calamity," Greek kedos "care, trouble, sorrow," Welsh cas "pain, anger"). Related: Hated; hating. French haine (n.), hair (v.) are Germanic. Hate crime attested from 1988.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hate

hate:
verb (used with object), hated, hating.
1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
2. to be unwilling; dislike: I hate to do it.verb (used without object), hated, hating.
3. to feel intense dislike, or extreme aversion or hostility.
noun
4. intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
5. the object of extreme aversion or hostility.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hate

aversion:
noun
1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who are always late.
3. Obsolete. the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aversion

averse (adj.)
mid-15c., "turned away in mind or feeling," from Old French avers and directly from Latin aversus "turned away, turned back," past participle of avertere (see avert). Originally and usually in English in the mental sense, while avert is used in a physical sense.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=averse

Given the above, it should be clear that "hate" is absolutely JUSTIFIED when faced with immanent threats to one's Survival. Not only that, the root meaning of "hate" points to a "turning AWAY from" that which is hated, as in SEPARATION, as opposed to "attacking" or "aggressing" against it.

In the Holy Qur'an, Allah does not forbid, "hatred". He merely WARNS us not to ALLOW our "hatred" ("aversion") of a thing or a people to cause us to ACT UNJUSTLY.

In the Beginning, God Loved HIMSELF, but He "Hated" DARKNESS, so He Created LIGHT. He "hated" SOLITUDE, so He Created WOMAN.  The Wicked - those enslaved by their carnal desires and appetites - "hate" God.  The LAZY "hate" DISCIPLINE.

It is NATURAL to "hate" or have a strong aversion to that which causes "grief, sorrow, calamity, trouble, sorrow, pain, and anger" in one's Life.  Every Living Thing (Animal) can be shown to "hate" (have a strong aversion to) that which is a threat to its Survival.  Why, then, is it "wrong" to "hate"?

In SOME cases, it is absolutely INTELLIGENT to "hate" (according to the above).

However, when one is TOTALLY CONSUMED by "hate" to the point of PSYCHOSIS, which is really rooted in FEAR...that is a Problem. THAT is PRECISELY the WHITE MAN's PROBLEM, as beautifully pointed out by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing's description of their "fear of genetic annihilation".

I am not an advocate of "hate", as a motivation, but I Understand that "hate" is a Natural Response to threats against what one Loves.

We betray our own God-Given Intelligence to try to "Love" our Natural Enemy, in the face of his constant expressed and demonstrated WICKED hatred of us; and we make FOOLS of ourselves to allow our OPEN and PROVEN ENEMIES to tell US ..."it's wrong to hate"!

"Do you hate WHITE PEOPLE, Brother Muhammad?"

I hate WHITE SUPREMACISM. I hate THE DEVIL. I hate SATAN. I hate WICKEDNESS. I hate those who actively and deliberately seek the DEMISE of "myself, my family and my people,"..."regardless of creed or class or color,"...

...but said "hate" is motivated by LOVE - Love of GOD, Love of TRUTH, Love of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and Love of "Myself, My Family and My People."

I fully believe that there WILL come a Time when we WILL be able to "Love Everybody,"...but that will be AFTER the ENEMIES of HUMANITY are COMPLETELY and PERMANENTLY REMOVED from Our Planet.

#LOVEwhatGODLOVES
#HATEwhatGODHATES

#HearFARRAKHAN!!

"Allah Couldn't Have Given Me a Better Helper"

In the Name of Allah - the Beneficent, the Merciful...the Best Knower:

On October 4, 1973, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad - at His Dinner Table, with His Laborers - spoke the following words ("Table Talks" audio) while listening to a tape of His Minister, Louis Farrakhan:

"Allah couldn't have given me a better Helper."

Now, for ALL who say they/we LOVE and FOLLOW the HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD, the above words DEMAND our DEEPEST CONSIDERATION and REFLECTION.

Consider the following points/questions:

1) WHO is Speaking?
2) WHAT and WHO "Qualified" Him to make such a Statement?
3) Of what Significance is THE YEAR that He spoke these words - 1973?

4) What does ALL OF THE ABOVE tell us about the VALUE of the Honorable Minister Louis FARRAKHAN, TODAY?

Let's Look at it...


1) WHO is Speaking?

The Speaker is, of course, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad - the Messenger of Allah.  The Title "Messenger" refers to "One Commissioned to Deliever a Message," in this case, "From ALLAH".

Who is "Allah"?  In short, Allah is God - the Supreme Being of the Heavens and the Earth, the Creator and Fashioner of All that Exists, the Lord of all the Worlds.

HOW IMPORTANT is a "Message" from "ALLAH"?  If you heard that ALLAH (God) - the Supreme Being of the Heavens and the Earth, the Creator and Fashioner of All that Exists, the Lord of all the Worlds - had a Message for YOU, would you want to Hear it?  How IMPORTANT would it be to you to get that Message...and get it ACCURATELY?

HOW IMPORTANT, then, is a "MESSENGER" of Allah?   

What type of Man would he have to be, to be ENTRUSTED with a Message...from ALLAH...to DELIVER that Message to Its Intended Recipients FREE of ERRORS, MISTAKES, ADDITIONS, OMISSIONS or other CORRUPTIONS; and DESPITE ALL MANNER of OPPOSITION and REJECTION?

What Kind of Man would He have to be, to QUALIFY for such a GIGANTIC TASK?
What degree of WISDOM must He possess?
What quality of PERCEPTION must He possess?
How WELL and how DEEPLY does a "Messenger of ALLAH" see INTO things...and PEOPLE?

By What means is a "MESSENGER of ALLAH" Prepared...BEFORE He is even BORN?
By What Means (Wisdom and Power) is He GUIDED TO...and EVOLVED IN...His "Messengership"?

Was the Honorable Elijah Muhammad JUST a "MESSENGER" among us?  Consider these words of His, reportedly spoken on the same day as those under discussion:

"There's no man on earth, Brother, that is as close to God and His Wisdom as I.  No man..."

In another instance, at a previous time, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad was asked how He KNEW that the Man Who Taught Him IS "God In Person."  The Hon. Elijah Muhammad answered, "Because He Made Me ALL UP INTO HIMSELF."

What do these words mean to YOU?

WHO IS the HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD?


2) WHAT and WHO "Qualified" Him to make such a Statement??

Of course, He is speaking...specifically...of the Great Mahdi - Master Fard Muhammad - GOD IN PERSON.

(Now, again, this article is chiefly for those of us who BELIEVE in the Teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad; those of us who have an Understanding and Appreciation for the Language that is used herein.)

What did the Honorable Elijah Muhammad Teach us about HIS Teacher, Master W. Fard Muhammad...

...about His Father and Mother?
...about His Birth, and the PURPOSE for His Birth?
...about His Wisdom (in relation to the Wisdom of the ORIGINATOR)?
...about His Power?
...about His LOVE and INTENTION for BLACK PEOPLE, for the People of this Planet, and for the UNIVERSE?


3) HOW FAR ALONG in His SPIRITUAL GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT and POWER was the Hon. Elijah Muhammad when He Spoke the above words, in 1973?

When the Hon. Elijah Muhammad made the above statement about His Minister, in 1973, HOW MUCH had He GROWN (by Allah's Grace) in KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING and INSIGHT since He Started in 1931 (42 years)?

When He says that...ALLAH..."couldn't have"...given Him a BETTER Helper [than Louis Farrakhan], what EXACTLY is the Messenger of Allah saying...

...about ALLAH?
...about HIMSELF?
...about the WISDOM that went into Producing HIS MINISTER?
...and about the VALUE of HIS MINISTER to HIM and HIS MISSION?

What do the ACTUAL ANSWERS to these questions suggest about NOT ONLY the Honorable Minister Louis FARRAKHAN, but also about those who try to make the People believe that THEY are "better helpers" of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad...than FARRAKHAN?

How would YOU and I answer the above questions?
What do OUR answers to these questions suggest about US (who are reading these words)?

And if Our Answers to these questions are at least "very near correct," then how does/should that "nearness" affect OUR view of, and RESPONSE TO, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan?

Do We REALLY BELIEVE that ALLAH Came to us in the Person of Master W. Fard Muhammad?

Do We REALLY BELIEVE that Master W. Fard Muhammad was CORRECT in His Assessment of His Messenger - Elijah Muhammad?  Or, do we believe He "made a mistake"?

Do We REALLY BELIEVE that the Honorable Elijah Muhammad was CORRECT in His Assessment of His MINISTER - Louis Farrakhan?  Or, do we believe He "made a mistake"?

PLEASE THINK DEEPLY on these things...

(Revised: 26-July-16)

A "Muslim Imam" Converts To "Christianity"???

In the Name of Allah - the Beneficent, the Merciful:

"Mario Joseph" is presented to us - the public - as a former Muslim "Imam" who "left Islam" and "converted to Christianity". Furthermore, He claims that the Qur'an "caused" his conversion from Islam to Christianity. His own account of his conversion can be read here: http://mariojoseph.in/about-mario-j...

I would like to make it CLEAR, from the outset, that my issue is NOT with the fact that Mr. Joseph "left Islam for Christianity," but with what he PROMOTES as his "rationale" for doing so. ALL Religions experience the "exodus" of any number of their adherents to "convert" to other religions. Christians LEAVE CHRISTIANITY FOR ISLAM just as commonly, of not MORE SO, as Muslims LEAVE ISLAM FOR CHRISTIANITY...and EACH and EVERY "trans-convert" has his or her own Reason/Story explaining "why" they Converted. So Mr. Joseph's experience is by NO MEANS "uniquely significant" of the "merits" of one Religion over the other.

That being said, below are the key points cited by Mr. Joseph cites as his "rationale" or "justification" for his conversion, followed by my analysis of, and response to, said points.

1) Name of "Muhammad" mentioned 4 times in Qur'an, while name of "Jesus" mentioned 25 times. "Qur'an giving more preference for Jesus"

Mr. Joseph says in his video interview (found on his website) that the Holy Qur'an is divided into 114 Surahs (Chapters), and contains "6666 words". In that totality, as Mr. Joseph cites, Jesus is mentioned by name 25 times. Likewise, Mr. Joseph correctly cites that the name "Muhammad" is mentioned only 4 times in the Holy Qur'an. HOWEVER, what Mr. Joseph - a former IMAM of Islam - NEGLECTS to mention (and what he KNOWS the general public is largely IGNORANT of) is that the WHOLE of the Holy Qur'an is Considered by the WHOLE of the Muslim World to be a DIRECT COMMUNICATION from GOD, HIMSELF, to His Messenger, Muhammad. Why is this omitted fact important?

Imagine you are writing a Letter to someone - a letter discussing the Past, Present and Future of Humanity...a 6666-word letter, to someone you know VERY WELL. Your Intention is to acquaint the recipient with the various aspects and relevances of the lives of people of the past, with respect to the people of the Present and the Future. How many times would you feel the need to refer to the person to whom you are writing "by name"? How NECESSARY would it be? YOU know whom you are writing to. The RECIPIENT knows whom you are writing to. Where is the need to repeatedly refer to the recipient by Name?

Recall the last lengthy conversation you had with a friend...particularly a conversation "about someone else". HOW MANY TIMES did you mention the name of the person you were talking ABOUT? HOW MANY TIMES did you mention the name of the person you were talking TO?

Were you showing "preference" to the person you were talking ABOUT, "over" the person you were talking TO? (Let that marinate...)

2) "Name of Chapter 3 of Qur'an is 'The Family of Mariam' ".

Read here what the ACTUAL Name of Chapter 3 is, and WHY it is named such.

http://aaiil.org/text/hq/comm/mali/...

3) "Surah 50:23 says that Mary went to heaven with her physical body"

Read Here for what Chapter 50, verse 23 ACTUALLY says.

http://aaiil.org/text/hq/trans/ch50...

4) "Surah 3:45-55...

a) Jesus is referred to as 'word of God'.

b) Jesus is referred to as 'Spirit of God'.

c) Jesus is referred to as "Jesus Christ".

...Qur'an gives Jesus three names: 'Word of God,' 'Spirit of God,' and 'Jesus Christ."

ACTUAL TEXT: 3:45 When the angels said: O Mary, surely Allah gives thee good news with a word from Him (of one) whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, worthy of regard in this world and the Hereafter, and of those who are drawn nigh (to Allah),

http://aaiil.org/text/hq/trans/ch3....

The TRUTH is that Jesus is NOT referred to as "The Word of God", NOR as "The Spirit of God", NOR as "Jesus CHRIST". The Arabic word used is "Massi", or, in English, "Messiah". Mr. Joseph - again, a former IMAM (Spiritual Leader) - KNOWS the language, but for some reason chose to MISTRANSLATE it to mean "Christ". (Why is that? Think about it...)

5) "Jesus began to speak...like 2 days after his birth."

The Holy Qur'an makes NO SUCH MENTION of Jesus speaking "2 days" after his birth. (See link, above)  This is Mr. Joseph's OPINION being forwarded as "fact". WHY?

6) "Jesus created a live bird with mud..." (and other perceived "miracles")

Here is the text IN CONTEXT:

3:45 When the angels said: O Mary, surely Allah gives thee good news with a word from Him (of one) whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, worthy of regard in this world and the Hereafter, and of those who are drawn nigh (to Allah),

46 And he will speak to the people when in the cradle and when of old age, and (he will be) one of the good ones.

47 She said: My Lord, how can I have a son and man has not yet touched me? He said: Even so; Allah creates what He pleases. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, Be, and it is.

48 And He will teach him the Book and the Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel:

49 And (make him) a messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I determine for you out of dust the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird with Allah’s permission, and I heal the blind and the leprous, and bring the dead to life with Allah’s permission; and I inform you of what you should eat and what you should store in your houses. Surely there is a sign in this for you, if you are believers.

Notice how many times Jesus is cited as giving the Credit for His Works to ALLAH (God), in his words, "with Allah's Permission". Notice, also, that Mr. Joseph conveniently OMITS this information.

7) "Jesus...is a prophet greater than Muhammad"

Here, again, Mr. Joseph - who boasts that the Qur'an contains Sufficient Truth that should be followed (since he says that the Qur'an convinced/instructed him to "become Christian") - IGNORES the injuction/instruction to the Muslims found in the Qur'an regarding "comparison" between God's Prophets and Messengers:

3:84 Say: We believe in Allah and that which is revealed to us, and that which was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and to the prophets from their Lord; we make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we submit.

8) "Is Word CREATOR or CREATION?...Qur'an says Jesus is Word of God"

A "word", being the PRODUCT/CREATION of a SPEAKER, CANNOT be "Creator".

The Qur'an does NOT say that Jesus is "The Word of God". Again, notice that Mr. Joseph fails to SHOW the ACTUAL TEXT (Chapter, Verse) to support his claim. The TRANSLATORS of the Holy Qur'an, who have to have a THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE of the ARABIC and ENGLISH languages did not translate the Arabic as "Jesus is the Word of God". WHY then does Mr. Joseph attempt to do so? Is he qualified as an Arabic or English Lexicologist?

9) "If MY TEACHER says that Word of God IS CREATOR...'which means' JESUS IS CREATOR..."

Here, Mr. Joseph is attempting to elevate the status of his "Teacher" to "equal with God". Notice, he didn't say "GOD said Word of God is Creator", but that "MY TEACHER said Word of God is Creator."...and based on what his "Teacher" said, he jumps to the horrendously ILLOGICAL (if not FALLACIOUS) conclusion that "Jesus is Creator", again, in DIRECT CONTRADICTION of these words from the Qur'an (The Book which Mr. Joseph presents as the "justification"/"truth" for his decision to convert):

"The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, is only a messenger of Allah and His word which He communicated to Mary and a mercy from Him." 4:171

(In other words, "NOT Creator")

5:72 Certainly they disbelieve who say: Allah, He is the Messiah, son of Mary. And the Messiah said: O Children of Israel, serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Surely whoever associates (others) within Allah, Allah has forbidden to him the Garden and his abode is the Fire. And for the wrongdoers there will be no helpers.

5:75 The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a messenger; messengers before him had indeed passed away. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both used to eat food. See how We make the messages clear to them! then behold, how they are turned away!

5:116 And when Allah will say: O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah? He will say: Glory be to Thee! it was not for me to say what I had no right to (say). If I had said it, Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy mind. Surely Thou art the great Knower of the unseen.

It is INCONCEIVABLE that a "former IMAM" of Islam, who was taught the Qur'an from an early age, would not be aware of these critical verses; or would have such low character as to blatantly misrepresent the Text of a Book that he claims to know the obvious Truth of.

It is EQUALLY INCONCEIVABLE that a TRUE Follower of CHRIST - the EPITOME of TRUTH and RIGHTEOUSNESS - would stoop to such MISCHIEF in Jesus' HOLY Name.

Is he REALLY a "Christian"?? OR, is he one of those whom Jesus described as "workers of iniquity" who do all manner of "wickedness" in JESUS NAME?

What say YOU?